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Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

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Coordinates: 40°35′06″N 105°04′25″W / 40.5849°N 105.0737°W / 40.5849; -105.0737
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Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
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Established2012 (2012)
LocationFort Collins, Colorado
Coordinates40°35′06″N 105°04′25″W / 40.5849°N 105.0737°W / 40.5849; -105.0737
TypeScience and Local History
Visitors121,354
DirectorCheryl Donaldson, Executive Co-director
Shannon Quist, Executive Co-director[1]
Websitefcmod.org

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is an all-ages, science, history and cultural museum established in 2008 through a public-private partnership between the City of Fort Collins' Fort Collins Museum and nonprofit Discovery Science Center.[2] The museum, which opened in November 2012 and drew approximately one million visitors in its first decade,[3] is located at 408 Mason Court, Fort Collins, CO 80524.

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery archives house photographs, books, and other materials covering local history including those from the Johnson site in Larimer County, Colorado.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Simpson, Bryan (2024-09-16). Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Announces Shannon Quist as Non-Profit Partner Executive Director.
  2. ^ "Mission, Vision, History". Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Fort Collins Museum of Discovery nears millionth visitor. Here's how it will celebrate". Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ LaBelle, Jason M.; Meyer, Kelton A.; Sumner, Raymond V. (2021-04-03). "Folsom Point Diggings: The Johnson Site in the Foothills of Larimer County, Colorado". PaleoAmerica. 7 (2): 162–180. doi:10.1080/20555563.2021.1893957. ISSN 2055-5563. S2CID 233302747.
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